About Mark and His Work
Mark Parsons has written approximately two hundred articles for national publications as well as a pair of non-fiction books. His YA novel, ROAD RASH (Knopf/Random House) is a band-on-the-road novel which explores coming into adulthood and being responsible for one's decisions. It was named to the 2015 ALA/YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults list, as well as Bank Street College’s Best Children’s Books of the Year list.
“I love the writing process, whether it’s fiction or non-fiction,” Parsons says. “But with Road Rash, I knew I wanted to create a work featuring a young male protagonist, one who’s on his way… but maybe not quite there yet.”
“I love the writing process, whether it’s fiction or non-fiction,” Parsons says. “But with Road Rash, I knew I wanted to create a work featuring a young male protagonist, one who’s on his way… but maybe not quite there yet.”
Random biographical notes from Mark…
I was born and raised in California, and currently reside on the Central Coast with my wife, also a children’s author. (A better, harder-working, and much more attractive children’s author, by any measure…) I’ve been a drummer since the age of twelve, and my wife and I occasionally make frightfully loud noises together in the band Risky Whippet, along with our college-age sons. We’ve also been known to run long distances together. For fun.
Prior to writing full-time I was an instructor for a Fortune 500 corporation. Besides typical classroom topics, my teaching curriculum included amusing subjects such as the Barrett M82A1 and associated skills. I hold an E-ticket with Col. Jeff Cooper’s signature on it.
For some reason I have an affinity for arcane machinery such as classic British motorcycles, antique talking machines, and turn-of-the-century large format cameras. On the more modern end of things, I’m very interested in audio engineering and production.
And... please don’t tell my editor, but I would pay to write.
Prior to writing full-time I was an instructor for a Fortune 500 corporation. Besides typical classroom topics, my teaching curriculum included amusing subjects such as the Barrett M82A1 and associated skills. I hold an E-ticket with Col. Jeff Cooper’s signature on it.
For some reason I have an affinity for arcane machinery such as classic British motorcycles, antique talking machines, and turn-of-the-century large format cameras. On the more modern end of things, I’m very interested in audio engineering and production.
And... please don’t tell my editor, but I would pay to write.
